ld secured victory. the ceremony took place at the newly elected parliament. >> i swear to protect the

nation's sovereignty, it's independence and integrity. i swear to a public constitution, laws, and interest. i will be true to tunisia. >> i am joined by our international editor. >> he first became involved in politics in 1981. he knows tunisian politics from the inside extremely well. he has had a range of internal and foreign-policy past. he was an ambassador to foreign countries. that foreign experience is something he will be using to try to furnish tunisia process

image -- burnish tunisia's image. that is key to getting the tourism industry off the ground. if you want to try to tackle problems of poverty and unemployment, you do have to do something about getting that foreign involvement into tunisia back. it has a reputation of being an unstable place because of the chaos in neighboring libya. because of the low level jihadist insurgency inside tunisia. this is one of the things that how he positioned himself during the campaign. >> beji caid essebsi will not be guiding the country alone. he will have to form a new government. >> that's right. he will not have the powers of

the ousted former strongman of tunisia. the constitution was changed to avoid that kind of centralized presidential cyst. you have a fairly -- system. you have a fairly powerful form of parliament. that will be the key post of running the economy on a day-to-day basis and resolve the issues of poverty and unemployment. whether tunisia succeeds is going to depend on whether a viable governing coalition can be brought together and that is the big question because there is not a party with an absolute majority in parliament. the property that beji caid essebsi founded as the most seats -- party that beji caid essebsi founded has the most seats in parliament, but it does not have a majority.

we don't have a clear picture about what kind of government can take tunisia forward in these rocky times. >> moving on. a draft of revolution to set a deadline -- a resolution to set a deadline for israel to withdraw from the west bank was defeated at the un security council. it did establish targets for palestinian sovereignty. australia and the united states voted against the measure. britain and four other nations abstained. >> the palestinians hopes of paving the way for peace and potential statehood were dashed in the security council. the votes on the draft revolution -- resolution brings an end to their campaign to get u.n. support for their cause.

negotiations were to be based on the 1967 territorial lines. it also requested a full israeli withdrawal from the west bank by 2017. it also called for east jerusalem to be the capital of the nation. four nations abstained from the vote. two nations voted against it. the united states and australia. >> the resolution is not a constructive step. it would undermine efforts to get back to an atmosphere that makes it possible to achieve two states for two peoples. >> the palestinian ambassador shared his mounting frustration. >> the security council has once again failed to uphold its charter duties to address the

crisis and to meaningfully contribute to a peaceful and lasting solution in accordance with its resolutions. >> the palestinian leadership will meet on wednesday to decide what to do next. they have threatened to join the international criminal court which they could use to push war crimes proceedings against israel. the israelis told the palestinians they cannot agitate or provoke their way to statehood. >> stormy weather and high seas are hampering efforts to look at victims and wreckage from the airasia flight in the waters off borneo. seven bodies have been recovered so far. the flight disappeared on sunday. >> praying for the victims of flight qz8501. relatives of the missing passengers attended mass at the

surabaya crisis center. families are hoping to see all of the bodies recovered and identified. >> we found and recovered three more bodies. including two males and one female. the female was wearing a flight attendant's uniform. >> fully dressed bodies and limited scattering of debris could indicate the plane was intact when it hit the water supporting the theory that it stalled midair before hitting the sea. disappeared after pilots were denied permission to increase in altitude during a storm. despite tough weather conditions hampering recovery efforts

rescuers believe they have found the plane, after a sonar image detected a large, dark object under the water. that would mean authorities are one step closer to finding the plane's black boxes. >> a cargo ship said to be carrying 700 illegal immigrants has been intercepted by the italian coast guard. it is now docked in gallipoli. the moldovan vessel had been abandoned by its crew and directed toward the italian coast on autopilot. syrians and kurds were among those on board. >> scared and exhausted, the migrants are assisted by italian rescuers. around 700 people from syria made the desperate journey hoping for a better life in europe and it nearly ended in tragedy. their ordeal started tuesday off the greek island, when the cargo container ship sent out a

distress signal. media reported that armed men were on board. greek authorities said it was a case of humanitarian aid. >> the person on the phone said the passengers had no food water, or blankets. >> greek control boats were dispatched. the authorities said they found nothing suspicious. the ship continued its journey heading to croatia. it changed course, making for the italian course. fearing that the ship was set on in a -- on a collision course italian coast guard intervened. they found the crew missing. human traffickers who organized operations like this often abandon the ships before they reach short to avoid arrest -- sure to avoid arrest -- shore to avoid arrest. >> a suicide bomber blew himself

up at a cultural center. those skilled in the -- killed in the yemeni city included women and children and the provincial governor was wounded in the attack. prisoners in the -- guantanamo bay have been flown to kazakhstan. >> they were held for more than a decade at guantánamo without facing trial. on tuesday, two tunisians and three yemenis were thrown to kazakhstan for resettlement. it comes after earlier releases this month. the transfers move u.s. president barack obama closer to

shutting down the controversial detention center. obama press efforts to" tana mo have been hampered by opposition from congress -- obama's efforts to close at guantánamo have been hampered by opposition from congress. a total of 28 inmates have been taken out of guantánamo this year, the highest number since 2009. the tuner population has been cut down to 127. many are already clear to transfer. u.s. officials say further transfers are expected in the coming weeks. >> washington has condemned cuba's practice of repression. the statement has been viewed as the first major test of president obama's policy shift

toward normalizing relations with the communist ruled island. police in russia have detained more than 100 people after angry protesters took to the streets of moscow as part of an antigovernment rally. they gathered inside red square after a high-profile opposition figure was convicted of fraud. authorities arrested him as he arrived to join in the demonstration. >> standing their ground. thousands of antigovernment demonstrators protested in moscow on tuesday in a show of support for a prominent russian opposition leader. he told his followers on twitter that he was breaking the terms of his house arrest to attend the rally. he was arrested when he arrived. police drove him home and prevented from leaving him -- his apartment.

police detained over 100 people who defied authorities by gathering in front of the kremlin. >> it is not about the man himself, but about the terrible state of our entire justice system. the system itself. we don't know what to do. >> questions have been raised about the timing of the sentence. some say it was brought forward to coincide with the end of year holidays and subzero temperatures to avoid a public reaction. >> the kremlin is concerned not to create a martyr or a figure of opposition in jail. the desire is not to consolidate the opposition. >> he has long been a thorn in

the side of president vladimir putin. he led anti-kremlin protests in 2011 and 2012. he has openly stated his ambition to run for president in 2018. >> greece's parliament was dissolved ahead of an early election. the results of the people will be marched -- watched closely by markets and the international community. the country could begin to undo fiscal reforms, especially if the liberal party gains power. from the first of january, germany will be introducing a minimum wage for the first time. it will affect some 4 million workers. the move will likely have far-reaching consequences across the rest of the eurozone. >> it is a first for europe's

leading economy. germany will be introducing a minimum wage of eight euros .5 -- 8.50 euros per hour. it will affect nearly 4 million workers. clicks from january the first, i will get minimum wage. -- >> from january the first, i will get the minimum wage. >> wages have been negotiated by industry and region. for many, it is a life changer. >> 200 euros more is nearly half my rent. it is huge. >> almost are happy they will have something extra in their pockets, some fear what rising costs will mean for companies. >> the minimum wage will lead to redundancies in my firm and with

my colleagues. there will be fewer taxis and taxi licenses. >> up to 200,000 jobs could be at risk. firms upping prices could leave people out of pocket despite more pay. the all-powerful car manufacturers will not be hit. a minimum wage has already been negotiated across the industry >>. tunisia press president beji caid essebsi has been sworn in after winning the first free presidential poll in the country. the un security council rejected the resolution for israel to withdraw from the west bank by 2017. that weather continues to hamper efforts to retrieve records from the air asia flight in the waters of borneo. it is the last day of the year.

how are the markets faring? >> a bit of late trading in a shortened session. the london and paris stock markets are closing within the hour. the ftsy will finish the year down 0.5%. both indices are down today. 1.6% in london, 0.5% in paris. oil stocks are holding back any big gains. brent crude is nearly half the price it was six months ago. the oil companies are trying to stave -- save money and they will have to pass the cost on to workers. they have all ordered sharp cuts for some of their skilled contractors. let's take a quick look at some of the other news for bp.

it admitted it is investigating traders to see if they were involved in a foreign-exchange manipulation scandal. they began the review last year. a bloomberg report said bank employees tipped off the company ahead of currency trades. more than 2 million people will be getting a pay raise in the united states. many will also see a pay bump due to a higher pay scale. 21 states will increase minimum wages. the wage increase will pump about $1.5 billion into the u.s. economy. venezuela has entered a recession. the gdp contracted in each of the first three quarters of the year. it is plagued by the highest inflation rate in the americas. the president and his socialist

government blamed opposition protests for damaging the oil dependent economy. it is that time of year in france. the annual price raise is on january 1. this year, it is not ordinary items that have jumped in cost, but public services. some of the hikes will be 10 times the tide of inflation -- rate of inflation. >> your christmas cards may have already been sent, but from the first of january, your letters will be even more expensive. the post office is putting priority rates up by 15%. it is not alone. french public services are all looking at rising prices. 4.3% for transport. 1.8% for gas. and a tax on electricity will go up 18%. it is not all about rising cost.

every day prices are decreasing. the reason? constitution does competition in private enterprise, the complete opposite of private firms. -- public firms. >> public services have to keep putting their services into action, but they have to increase the price to do so. that means they will be able to save jobs. >> salaries are going up and counting for some of the increase. huge investments are behind the energy giant's new tariffs. price raises could be a thorn in many peoples side in france. french people are some of the most pessimistic about their economic prospects in the coming years. the french are quite grumpy. belgium fared even worse. only 4% of belgians think they

have good economic prospects for the coming year. nigeria, 80% of people are optimistic about the coming year. i'm surprised about that. >> grumpy french people? never. >> our colleagues all dismiss it. they say that is in our nature. 1[laughter] >> thanks. time for the press review. ♪ welcome back. it is time to take a look at what is making headlines in the papers. first of all, russia is in the spotlight after the opposition leader and his brother were handed down sentences for fraud and money laundering. >> there is a photo of the brothers on the front page of the "wall street journal."

political activists have called the trial politically motivated. hours after he was sentenced for embezzlement, he broke his house arrest to join an opposition rally in moscow. you can read it -- about it in the "moscow times." this is a photo of him heading towards the moscow rally. he and more than 100 protesters were arrested and police put him back under house arrest. >> many people in the west are highly critical of what russia is doing. >> let's take a look at the editorial in the "wall street journal." "kremlin hostage takers." there was little surprise that the opposition leader was

sentenced, but his brother oleg is not seen as being a very political person. this article says that putin's crackdown has entered a sinister new stage. the kremlin's new strategy is to allow its critics to go relatively free, but to hold their family members hostage to guarantee good behavior. this is a tactic stalin would recognize. very harsh words in "the independent" as well. it talks about putin's political prisoners. there is another article in "the independent" that calls it a show trial >>. it is new year's eve. -- show trial. >> it is new year's eve.

a lot of papers are taking a look back at the last year. >> a lot of people are eager for the calendar to move on to 2015. . the break your. this is a spectacular cartoon. the two-headed being ripping its own eyes out. the breakups of 2014. it was quite literally a breakup year for francois hollande. he split up with his girlfriend. she got her sweet revenge by publishing her best-selling memoir, "thank you for the moment." >> let's bring on 2015. on a lighter note, new year's eve is also a moment of celebration. the interesting thing is that according to "the parisian"

french people are particularly good at partying on december 31. >> that's right. who are the kings of new year's eve? french people in particular and parisians, in particular, are among the top people in the world. >> really? >> this is a seemingly ridiculously biased statement. but there was a unpublished worldwide study up until now of 11,000 partygoers on new year's eve and the parisians are pretty good at celebrating new year's eve. tonight, parisians are going to go to bed on average at about 2:008 a.m. that is behind munich and berlin. they might not be the kings that staying up, but they are the kings at staying in bed as long as possible. [laughter] >>